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One of the best bargains in a city notorious for expensive hotel rates and gloomy, cramped rooms.
Rooms here are tiny – hence the name ‘Pod’ – but fun, sunlit, efficient, comfortable, incredible value – and with an ingenious jigsaw of furniture that somehow gives you everything you need. Funky public spaces with fabulous art make this a surprisingly pleasant little bolt-hole.
Best of all is its location. Slap bang in the centre of Midtown, it’s close to New York’s cultural highlights – Museum Mile, Central Park, Broadway and the major performing arts venues.
Great for a first visit and sightseeing, when all you really need is a cosy place to bed down for the night.
The Pod’s proximity to the United Nations headquarters and location in a mainly residential area means the streets around the hotel are unexciting – which partly explains the bargain price.
However, they are functional, having lots of serviceable cafés and bistros, and are not unpleasant, just quiet and safe. Good Subway links nearby, plus the East River, Central Park, Fifth Avenue shopping, Rockefeller Centre.
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New York, United States of America (USA)[0.6 miles]
The iconic building where world leaders and diplomats gather to resolve the world’s greatest challenges – and a bastion of hope that one day the world can live together in peace.
Best for ages: 13+ | Free
New York, United States of America (USA)[1 miles]
One of the world’s greatest museums of contemporary art, taking you on an artistic journey through Post-Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, Abstract Impressionism and Pop Art.
Best for ages: 8+ | £22
New York, United States of America (USA)[1.6 miles]
An art deco icon, built 1929-31, that offers unrivalled, 360-degree views of the city. It’s touristy, but a must-do.
Best for ages: 8+ | £32
New York, United States of America (USA)[1.6 miles]
One of the world’s two most prestigious cities for theatre hosts a wide variety of world-class performing arts and performers – but nothing beats a Broadway musical.
Best for ages: 13+ | £35 | 2+ hours
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New York, United States of America (USA)[3 miles]
A feast of hundreds of private art galleries, packed into one enclave on the west of Manhattan, showcasing an eclectic mix of contemporary and modern art.
Best for ages: 18+ | Free
New York, United States of America (USA)[4 miles]
“I’ll have what she’s having,” is the famous line from the When Harry Met Salley movie scene set in this ancient palace of pastrami that’s been slicing and serving top-notch cured meat since 1888.
Best for ages: 13+ | Free
New York, United States of America (USA)[4.5 miles]
History buffs should stop by this fascinating museum, a small row of old immigrant tenement houses preserved intact from the late 19th/early 20th century that showcases what life was like for the immigrants who first arrived in the city. http://tenement.org.
Best for ages: 13+ | £25
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